Zhou Guo.

Lingnan Road.

Lutheran City.

Bai Qi, dressed in military uniform, stood straight on the city wall, looking into the distance with sharp eyes.

Faintly visible, scouts haunted in the distance.

Side.

The adjutant general announced: "General, the Tiger Ben army has left Jinnan Mansion, and it will be able to reach Lingbei Road in three days at most." ”

Bai Qi nodded and did not speak.

Seeing this, the adjutant general hesitated:

"The news of the first village, this time the enemy sent 200,000 people, of which about 60,000 were tiger army.

With our current manpower, if we encounter it outside the city, I am afraid we will not be able to deal with it......

Let's see if you can ask the prime minister for instructions and send us some more troops. ”

Bai Qi fought all the way to the hinterland of the Zhou State, and the original elite was less than 100,000 people.

In addition, a part of the people must be assigned to maintain the law and order of the cities.

Therefore, the entire Xinyi City, counting the remnants of the defeated generals who surrendered, was only 80,000 people.

80,000 against 200,000.

In particular, among the 200,000 people, there are also 60,000 tiger troops.

Unless you stick to the city, there is no chance of victory.

If you want to go further and destroy the Zhou Kingdom, you can only ask Fang Xiang to send support!

Although the deputy general has been following Bai Qi, he also knows that Fang Xiang has recruited a lot of new troops in this year, and even if he wants to leave a part of the town to guard the border pass, he can squeeze out another 100,000 troops.

These 100,000 people, even if they are not as elite as the Shenji Battalion, are still better than the soldiers of the Zhou State.

When Bai Qi heard this, he turned his head and glanced at the deputy general, and wrote lightly: "It's not time to ask for help. ”

The adjutant general was slightly stunned and hesitated: "However, if there is no support, once the enemy attacks the city with all his might, the last general will be worried about ......."

Speaking of which, it came to an abrupt end.

Bai Qi understood what he meant.

It's nothing more than a fear that you won't be able to defend the city.

Xinyi City is located in the hinterland of the Zhou Kingdom, and the construction of the city is naturally inferior to Jing'an City located at the border pass.

In addition, some of the 80,000 people under their command were soldiers of the Zhou State, and their will to fight was low.

If the Tiger Ben army attacked the city with all its might, it was indeed possible that it would not be able to defend it.

"With General Ben here, they can't attack it."

Bai Qi looked at the enemy scouts in the distance, his tone was calm, but it made people feel strong confidence.

When the adjutant general heard this, his heart instantly calmed down a lot, and he didn't say anything more.

Bai Qi looked at him and ordered: "Send more Xuanjia cavalry to patrol these days to drive away the enemy's scouts." ”

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

The lieutenant bowed his hand.

Bai Qi said again: "Seven days later, a batch of materials will be transported from Chang'an, and you will lead 3,000 people to meet them." ”

When the adjutant general heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then his eyes showed a trace of curiosity.

What kind of supplies should be received by 3,000 people.

I was curious, but I didn't show it on my face, and I didn't ask more, I just saluted and promised: "The last general will definitely complete the task!" ”

Bai Qi nodded and didn't say anything more.

Looking into the distance again, his face was slightly vicissitudes of life, without any expression.

............

On the other side, Chang'an City, thousands of miles away.

Xiangguo Mansion.

The drizzle continued.

Under the eaves, Fang Xiu reclined on a reclining chair with his eyes closed.

The sound of rain was in my ears.

At his feet was a white tiger lying on the ground.

In my mind is the interface of the system mall.

Redeeming the encyclopedia before spent almost all of his savings.

Now, the emotional value column is only a pitiful 110,000.

In the past, for Fang Xiu, 110,000 emotional values were already an astronomical number.

But now, it's not enough.

A flintlock pistol costs 100 emotion points.

110,000 emotion points, converted into flintlock guns, can only be exchanged for 1,100, put on the battlefield, it has no effect at all.

Nevertheless.

Fang Xiu still walks around the mall from time to time, hoping to find something inexpensive and cost-effective.

[Makqin gun design drawing: 50000 emotional points]

[Thomson gun design drawing: 30000 emotion points]

[Immediately Famous General Summoning Card: 30,000 Mood Points]

【......】

Fang Xiu looked at the tens of thousands of emotional values and sighed helplessly.

50,000 emotion points can get the design drawings of the Makqin gun, which is known as the life harvester, which doesn't seem to be expensive.

But in reality, this is not the case.

Obtaining the design drawings and trying to mass-produce them requires a lot of time, materials and money to make various parts.

Even if mass production is achieved, it will not be able to be put into the battlefield in a short period of time, because there will still be supporting ammunition.

So for Fang Xiu at this stage, this thing is more like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat, a pity to discard, and not cost-effective.

I don't know why.

I always feel that with the development of Daqian, the role that the system can play is getting smaller and smaller.

The main reason is that the emotional value that the little empress can provide is relatively limited.

Even if Fang Xiu worked hard to gather wool, he could only harvest less than 100,000 emotional values in a month.

You can redeem a maximum of two drawings.

But with development, especially the construction of engineering schools, these expensive drawings will become worthless.

If raw materials are exchanged, it is a drop in the bucket for a huge country.

All in all, it's not that the system is small, it's that the emotional value is too little.

"It would be nice to be able to change the goal of the system's sentiment value......"

After Fang Xiu came up with this idea, he shook his head lightly, and said in his heart: It's good to have a system, don't be cranky all day long, and be greedy enough.

That's it.

Fang Xiu didn't think much about it anymore, and continued to search in the mall, thinking about finding a suitable congratulatory gift for the Queen Mother.

Today is the birthday of the Queen Mother.

Fang Xiu, as the only invited outsider, couldn't just mess around.

"The Queen Mother lives in a simple place, and has a pure heart and few desires, except for health, she has no hobbies, so it is better to choose a precious health care product......

"I don't know if there's brain platinum in the mall."

Fang Xiu thought as he searched.

A moment later.

A pill called Zhuyan Pill attracted his attention.

[Zhuyan Dan: 20,000 Mood Points]

"A thousand years of ginseng is only a thousand emotional values, what kind of thing is this Zhuyan Dan, dare to ask for 20,000 emotional values!"

Fang Xiu looked at the four zeros behind him, first stunned, and then frowned.

There are many pills like this in the mall, and the emotional value is generally between one hundred and three thousand.

This is based on the herbs used in the pills.

Even if all kinds of top-notch medicinal materials are mixed together, the pill brewed is only three thousand emotion points.

Why does this Zhuyan Dan need 20,000 emotional points?

"Zhu Yan Dan, the name is quite bluffing, but I don't know what the effect is."

Fang Xiu looked at Zhu Yan Dan for a long time with curiosity.

"The first time I saw the Queen Mother, the things I sent couldn't be too bad."

"Although I don't know if this Zhuyan Dan has any effect, but the 20,000 emotional value can be regarded as fulfilling my son-in-law's mind."

With that in mind.

Fang Xiu chose to exchange.

White light shrouded the room.

A cyan pill appeared in his hand.

After careful observation for a while, I found that it was no different from ordinary pills.

It seems to have been pitted......

That's it.

Isn't that what gift-giving is all about.

Don't be good, as long as it's expensive, it's done.

Thinking so, Fang Xiu took out the delicate wooden box that he had exchanged before and put the pill inside.

As soon as he put it away, he heard a sound of footsteps not far away.

Fang Xiu raised his eyes and saw a familiar figure standing in front of him.

Shangguan Haitang held an oil-paper umbrella, stood in the rain, and said, "The Yan army is massing on a large scale. ”

Fang Xiu looked very surprised by this news and nodded lightly.

After a pause, he asked, "How many people are there?" ”

Shangguan Haitang replied: "Rough estimate, 300,000, of which 100,000 are Yan Guo Iron Cavalry. ”

Fang Xiu listened, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

He expected that the Yan Kingdom would take advantage of this opportunity to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

But he didn't expect that Emperor Yan would send so many troops at once.

200,000 ordinary soldiers, plus 100,000 Yan State iron horses, it is no exaggeration to say that it can be called the absolute main force of Yan Kingdom!

"Emperor Yan sent so many people at once, is he preparing to destroy my Daqian in one fell swoop?"

Fang Xiu showed a look of sarcasm on his face, and said in a calm tone.

Shangguan Haitang responded: "I think that Emperor Yan should want to save Zhou by encircling Qianqian and annex the territory of my Daqian and Zhou. ”

When Fang Xiu heard this, a smile appeared between his eyebrows.

"If all his 300,000 people are wiped out, will the old man of Emperor Yan be angry to death?"

Shangguan Haitang has always had no reaction to this kind of joke, just silent.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu didn't say anything more, but said, "As long as there is no change, everything will go according to plan." ”

"Yes! Master! ”

Shangguan Haitang saluted, but did not leave.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "What else is going on?" ”

Shangguan Haitang hesitated for a moment, took out a letter from his arms, presented it with both hands, and said, "This is a letter intercepted from the hands of the secret agents of the East Factory. ”

Fang Xiu stretched out his hand to take it, and after opening it, he looked at it from top to bottom.

The letter was written by Emperor Zhou to Li Yingyue, and the content was very simple, except for greetings, that is, to let Li Yingyue find an opportunity to assassinate her and the little empress.

After reading it, Fang Xiu returned the letter to Shangguan Haitang and instructed: "Send the letter back to Dongchang." ”

When Shangguan Haitang heard this, there was a look of confusion in his eyes, and he didn't understand Fang Xiu's purpose for doing this.

Fang Xiu said: "I want to see what Li Yingyue will do after receiving this letter." ”

Shangguan Haitang instantly understood his intentions, which was nothing more than to use this envelope to test Li Yingyue's attitude.

In fact, there was no point in doing this, but Fang Xiu found it interesting.

"Humble duty understands."

Shangguan Haitang put away the letter, bowed and saluted, and turned to leave.

The drizzle continued.

The rain trickled down the eaves like beads with broken threads.

The air was filled with the smell of earth mixed with grass.

Fang Xiu got up from the recliner, stretched, picked up an oil-paper umbrella from the ground, and planned to go into the palace for a stroll.

Haven't walked out of the eaves yet.

I saw a small head poking out in front of the door of the courtyard and secretly observed.

"What are you doing there?"

Fang Xiu looked at the cautious Tao'er and asked.

Tao'er looked at Shang Xiu, and a flush appeared on her delicate little face, and she stood up a little embarrassed.

Holding an oil-paper umbrella in one hand and a pastry in the other, he whispered: "The slave maid is here to bring pastries to Xiangye." ”

Fang Xiu's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "Send pastries, why are you sneaky?" ”

Tao'er whispered: "The slave is afraid that the master is not there." ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to put it on the table?"

When Tao'er heard this, her face turned red, and she muttered in a low voice: "In that case, Madame's mind, don't you see it." ”

"The Point Guard Is Here"

“......”

This little girl is sincere.

Fang Xiu looked at her expressionlessly, and said, "Didn't Benxiang tell her, no matter what she does, Benxiang will not let her go." ”

When Tao'er heard this, she hurriedly said, "Madame just wants to make pastries for the master, and she doesn't ask for anything." ”

Speaking of this, he paused, lowered his voice, and muttered: "It's like a person likes another person, and always wants to do something for him without asking for anything in return." ”

Fang Xiu was silent for a while, and said a little speechlessly: "Madame taught you this?" ”

Tao'er blushed and said, "It's the slave who listened to what others said......"

Fang Xiu asked with some curiosity, "Who said that?" ”

Tao'er said: "Sister Yuhuan ......"

It seems to be something that Yang Yuhuan can say.

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "Put it in the house." ”

"Yes, sir."

Peach nodded, took the pastry, pushed open the door, and walked in.

Seeing the osmanthus cake on the table, she was slightly stunned, and then she couldn't help but think of the scene when her wife worked hard to make pastries.

Summoning up his courage, he came to Fang Xiu's side and whispered: "Master, if you don't eat the osmanthus cake, it will be ruined......"

Hear this.

Fang Xiu remembered that he hadn't tasted the osmanthus cake sent by Li Yingyue a few days ago.

After thinking about it, he commanded, "Take it and taste it." ”

"Hmm!"

Seeing that Fang Xiu was willing to eat Madame's pastry, Tao'er showed joy on her face, answered, hurriedly entered the house, took the pastry with square characters printed on it, and presented it to Fang Xiu with both hands.

After Fang Xiu stretched out his hand to take it, he took a look, it was still the same as a few days ago, there was no change.

This season's pastry is not in the way for a few days, and there should be no problem in tasting it.

Fang Xiu thought so, pinched the pastry, and took a bite gently.

In the next second, an indescribable taste swept through his taste buds.

Sweet, salty, and bitter were mixed together, making Fang Xiu frown.

"Why put salt in pastries?"

Fang Xiu took the pastry, looked at Tao'er, and asked.

At this moment, he even suspected that Li Yingyue was taking revenge on himself by making this pastry.

Tao'er was stunned: "When Mrs. made osmanthus cake, the slave maid was in front of her, and there was no other seasoning except for sugar." ”

When Fang Xiu heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he wanted to ask, why is this osmanthus cake bitter and salty......

Before I could ask, I couldn't help but think of what happened that day, and suddenly realized something and fell silent.

Maybe......

At that time, she was making pastries with tears in her eyes.

That's why the osmanthus cake is mixed with the bitterness and saltiness of tears.

Fang Xiu was silent for a while, looked at Tao'er, and said coldly: "Let her send it herself next time." ”

Tao'er was slightly stunned, not understanding Fang Xiu's intentions, but she still nodded and responded.

Fang Xiu put the rest of the osmanthus cake in her hand, didn't say more, held the oil-paper umbrella, and left the Xiangguo Mansion with steps.

Tao'er watched him leave, hesitated for a moment, picked up the osmanthus cake, and took a bite gently.

The next second.

Her brow furrowed.

"Phew! It's bitter! ”

............

In the blink of an eye, it was Shen Shi.

Palace.

The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

Wu Mingkong looked up and down at Fang Xiu, who was wearing a crimson official robe, his willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said with some displeasure:

"You're going to wear this to see your mother?"